FORMICATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Crawl about like ants

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "formicate" is one way to...):

crawl; creep (move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

formication (hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines)

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